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We’ve already told you that TELUS will have problems shipping all pre-orders on time and it is tackling the problem with sweet incentive, offering users a $50 credit if they agree to postpone the shipping date for two weeks. That offer is apparently not good enough to entice a critical mass of users and the…
Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III owners are in luck today, as they will be receiving Samsung’s Premium Suite upgrade on their devices, with Sprint rolling out build MD4. While the Galaxy S III was updated in October 2012 to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but it lacked the Premium Suite upgrade that brings some of Samsung’s fancy…
Samsung circulated a statement today that confirms the supply of the Galaxy S4 will be constrained at launch. The Korean manufacturer claims this low inventory is the result of “overwhelming global demand” for the handset. ”Due to overwhelming global demand of Galaxy S4, the initial supply may be limited. We expect to fulfill inventory to…
It’s Verizon’s turn to announce its plans for the Galaxy S 4 and the carrier confirmed that pre-orders will start online tomorrow, April 25th. Verizon also announced via Twitter that the handset will land on May 30th in Verizon retail stores. Pricing will start at $199.99 with a 2-year contract and after a $50 mail-in…
Sprint chimed in today and confirmed that inventory constraints have forced the carrier to delay the in-store launch of the Galaxy S4. According to the statement, Sprint will start selling the Galaxy S4 on Saturday, April 27 both online and through telesales. The in-store launch, also originally scheduled for the 27th, will be delayed until Samsung is able…
To spice-up pre-orders of the Galaxy S4, Canada’s Rogers is offering a $35 Google Play Gift Card to anyone who pre-orders Sammy’s super-phone. The device itself will be available on April 27th, though Rogers stores will get it few days after that, on May 3rd. The legal fine print says that this works for both…
According to a report in TmoNews, the launch of the Galaxy S4 on T-Mobile has been delayed. The Galaxy S4 was supposed to go on sale starting tomorrow, but a problem with inventory forced T-Mobile to hold off selling the phone until next week. The wireless carrier made the following statement: We know customers are…
Is a ruggedized Samsung Galaxy S4 in the works? That’s the latest buzz today after a comment from Samsung’s CEO, Young Soo Kim, at today’s Samsung Gulf press conference in Dubai today. When questioned about why Samsung has yet to make a waterproof device, Kim responded by saying that a water and dust proof device…
Remember all that talk about how Samsung’s devices are “too plastic-y”? If a new rumor proves to be true, Sammy’s Galaxy Note III will solidify the company’s love for plastic. New rumors are suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy Note III will be the first device with a plastic OLED display. We still don’t know what…
These days, Samsung has a sweet problem as it struggles to meet the demand for its latest flagship device, Galaxy S4. The company expects to ship some 10 million units per month, causing problems in the distribution chain. Canada’s TELUS is affected as well and now the carrier is offering a $50 credit to customers…